Operation Venice - Friday 8 August

Police investigating the death of
Connor Morris have located a number of items of interest
that are being forensically examined. It is too soon to be
able to confirm if one of them is the weapon and it will be
several days yet before Police are able to do this.

The
meticulous scene examination at several locations on Don
Buck Road is ongoing and is expected to continue well into
the weekend.

Detectives working on the enquiry are
continuing to speak to the large number of people who were
present on the night, and Detective Inspector Greg Cramer
says he is satisfied with the progress that is being
made.

"The team are working hard, they'll be working
through the weekend and everyone involved is putting in long
hours. We appreciate the public interest in Mr Morris's
death, including a large amount of posts on social media,
however this is a sensitive investigation that will not
benefit from being played out in the media" says Det Insp
Greg Cramer, Waitemata Police.

A steady stream of people
have visited the scene today to lay floral tributes and pay
their respects.

Police would like to thank local
businesses and residents who have been inconvenienced this
week for their ongoing
assistance.

The Government has approved a negotiating mandate for Trans-Pacific Partnership 11 (TPP11), which will ensure New Zealand businesses remain competitive in overseas markets.

Trade Minister Todd McClay says New Zealand will be pushing for the minimal number of changes possible to the original TPP agreement, something that the remaining TPP11 countries have agreed on. More>>

.

As a desperate Turnbull government tries to treat the Barnaby Joyce affair as a Pauline Hanson fever dream – blame it on the foreigners! We’re the victims of the dastardly New Zealand Labour Party! – our own government has chosen to further that narrative, and make itself an accomplice. More>>

Wellington City Council is partnering with the University of Otago, Wellington, to launch a voluntary Rental Warrant of Fitness for minimum housing standards in Wellington, Mayor Justin Lester has announced. More>>

“The Crown acknowledges Moriori was left virtually landless from 1870, hindering its cultural, social and economic development. The Crown also acknowledges its contribution to the myths that the people of Moriori were racially inferior and became extinct." More>>

ALSO:

Race Relations Commissioner Dame Susan Devoy is in Geneva and has asked a United Nations committee to urge the New Zealand government to initiate an inquiry into the physical and sexual abuse of children and disabled people held in state institutions. More>>

The commitment was signed this afternoon by the leaders of Labour, United Future, The Maori Party, and the Green Party and, together with the earlier commitment by New Zealand First, means that there is now a Parliamentary majority behind the families’ fight for truth and justice. More>>